The immunization coverage of Japanese encephalitis vaccine produced by the NIHE in the EPI, Northern region, 1997-2000

ABSTRACT

For 4 consecutive years 1997-2000, immunization with Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine produced by the NIHE has been extended into the 90 high risk districts of the Northern region. 1.219.779 out of 1.296.248 children aged 1-5 years were immunized with two doses of JE vaccine, a total of 94.1% and 833.199 out of 878.643 children aged 1-5 years were also immunized with a booster dose achieving a coverage of 94.83%. There were no complications reported after JE immunization. Disease surveillance results in these districts showed that the incidence of JE has decreased each year and from 1995 to 2000 the incidence was reduced 2.4 times.